Mainsbridge School

Connecting students with their future

Telephone02 9602 9244 or 02 9602 9675

Emailmainsbridg-s.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Learning at our school

Find out more about what your child will learn at our school.

The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is responsible for the curriculum, Kindergarten to Year 12, for all NSW schools.

For the primary years, NESA develops syllabuses for all subjects in six key learning areas:

  • creative arts
  • English
  • human society and its environment (HSIE)
  • mathematics
  • personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE)
  • science and technology.

Some primary schools may also offer languages.

NSW schools also offer special religious education and special education in ethics via approved providers, where available.

For the high school years, NESA develops syllabuses for all subjects in eight key learning areas:

  • creative arts
  • English
  • human society and its environment (HSIE)
  • languages
  • mathematics
  • personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE)
  • science
  • technological and applied studies (TAS).

Like all NSW schools, we have developed teaching and learning programs to suit our local context and the needs of our students.

To learn more about curriculum in NSW, visit:

Stages of learning

There are 6 stages of learning from Kindergarten to Year 12. Primary school covers Early Stage 1, or Kindergarten, to the end of Stage 3. High school covers Stage 4 to 6.

  • Stage 1 includes Kindergarten to Year 2 (Kindergarten is referred to as Early Stage 1).
  • Stage 2 includes Years 3 and 4.
  • Stage 3 includes Years 5 and 6.
  • Stage 4 includes Years 7 and 8.
  • Stage 5 includes Years 9 and 10.
  • Stage 6 includes Years 11 and 12.

At Mainsbridge School the programs we offer include:
  • Positive Behaviour For Learning (PBL)
  • A range of augmentative and alternative communication systems such as PECS, Proloquo2go, Key Sign (Auslan), switch technology and more    
  • Personal Learning Plans (PLP)
  • K-12 Social Skills Programs
  • Life Skills in Action - Work experience and community Participation
  • Swimming and water safety
  • Food technology
  • Immersive (teachnology) learning experiences
  • Music Therapy
  • Exercise Physiology / Cardio Gym
  • Junior Dance